Cars

Randy Grubb's tricked out Peterbilt features a 12v71 Detroit Diesel with two 671 superchargers

This cool ride started out life as a 1965 Peterbilt Model 351 cab, which creator Randy Grubb kept seeing parked in an old logger's place near his home in rural Oregon. After years of driving by it, he finally decided to stop for a closer look in late 2008.Read More

Lights, Bots, Action! Former Car-Assembly Robots Find New Careers in Film Business

It’s great to see a startup hiring laid-off autoworkers — even if they aren’t human. Jeff Linnell (center) recently picked up three Fanuc s430iL industrial robots at fire-sale prices and reprogrammed them for jobs in TV advertising. Seems that the autobots (nicknamed Puck, Gilda, and Rosie) had transferable skills.Read More

These creatively custom-built snowmobiles are made entirely from scrap and powered by motorcycle engines.Read More

The fastest (and most expensive) cars in the world

The $654,400 SSC Ultimate Aero features a twin-turbo V8 engine rated at 1183 horsepower, a top speed of 257 MPH and 0-60 in 2.7 seconds. Here are a few more of the fastest production cars in the world for 2010.Read More

Motionlite retractable wheel lighting kit puts the spotlight on your fancy rims

Motionlite retractable lighting provides another way for you to accessorize your wheels. The wheel illumination kit features LED lighting mounted on a power telescoping six-inch arm in the wheel well that lights up in seven different colors on your rims. The system is remote-controlled and universal. $499 for the set.Read More

More than 100 sensors capture data from the F1 cars

Computer World interviewed the technology teams for BMW Sauber, McLaren Racing, Red Bull Racing, and Renault about how they run their IT systems and how technology has changed the sport. Each car has about 100 sensors which capture data and send up to 20GB back to the pits during a race. The tech guys arrive a week before a race to set everything up — the kit for BMW Sauber weighs more than 3.5 tons — and when it's over, they pack it all up and move on to the next event.Read More

Garage Car Elevator Allows You To Furnish Your Living Room With Your Favorite Ferrari or Lamborghini

The client told his architect: "I want a 9 car garage and be able to enjoy viewing one of them in the living room." Isn't having money great?Read More

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will be the world's largest indoor theme park when it opens later this year

This Ferrari F430 replica can hold four passengers and will run on tracks parallel to another car, effectively "racing" it around the nearly-completed Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi.Read More

The converted Hummer H2, which made its debut last week in New York City’s Central Park, was drawn by two horses, Duke and Diesel. Complete with chrome, LED lighting, and a custom audio/video system, the carriage called CEO Stagecoach is a lavish ride for its rich clients.Read More

GM uses the entire windshield as a heads-up display

GM’s latest heads-up display (HUD) project uses the entire windshield as a display. Small ultraviolet lasers project data gleaned from sensors and cameras onto the glass. General Motors techs are working with researchers from several universities to develop a system that integrates night vision, navigation and on-board cameras to improve our ability to see — and avoid — problems, particularly in adverse conditions like fog.Read More